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This blog will show you how to block IP address in your cPanel. Blocking specific IP addresses from accessing your website is an effective way to protect your site from suspicious activity, spam, or brute-force login attempts. With cPanel’s IP Blocker tool, you can quickly restrict access from known malicious IPs or certain geographical locations.
Hosted.com® makes website security easy to manage through the Control Panel included in your hosting package.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
How to Block IP Address in cPanel
1. Login to your Hosted.com® account.
2. Go to the Manage Services dropdown and choose your web hosting.
3. Click Manage next to your domain.
4. Click Login next to Control Panel to open cPanel.
5. Scroll to Security and click IP Blocker.
6 In the field labeled Add an IP or Range, enter the IP address or range you want to block.
EXAMPLE:
To block a single IP, enter it exactly (e.g., 192.168.0.1).
To block a range, use a start and end IP (e.g., 192.168.0.1-192.168.0.255).
7. Click Add to block the IP addresses.
8. A confirmation message will appear, and the blocked IP addresses will be listed below
Additional Information
Why block IP Addresses
This prevents unwanted visitors, bots, hackers, or abusive crawlers from reaching your website.
- Common uses:
- Blocking IPs that repeatedly fail login attempts.Preventing comment spam or fake registrations.
- Stopping traffic from unwanted regions or competitors.
- For extra security, WordPress users can combine cPanel blocking with plugins like Wordfence or All In One WP Security for more robust protection.
Finding & Reversing Blocked IP Addresses
- Finding IPs: Use IP lookup tools such as whatismyipaddress.com, or check your server logs in Awstats or Raw Access within cPanel.
- No wildcard support: IP Blocker requires exact IP addresses; wildcards (*) are not accepted.
- Reversing blocks: To unblock, click Delete next to the IP in the blocked list.
- Editing caution: If blocking IPs manually via .htaccess, back up the file first to avoid errors.
- Be cautious with ranges: Blocking large IP ranges could unintentionally block legitimate users or search engine crawlers.
- Not a firewall: IP Blocker limits website access only, not server-wide. For complete protection, use a firewall or security plugin.
Login to Hosted.com® Account
1. Go to the Hosted.com® website Account Login page.
2. Enter your Email and Password and click the Sign In button.
3. You will see the Hosted.com® Dashboard, displaying the Manage Account menu on the left and your Account Information, Account Overview and Open Support Tickets on the right.
Login to cPanel from your Hosted.com® Dashboard
4. Click on Manage Services to view the sub-dropdown menu and select the hosting package for the domain you want to work with – in our example we are using WordPress Hosting.
5. Click the Manage button to the right of the domain name you want to access.
6. The display will now show Product Information, Quick Manage, Resource Usage and Site Statistics for that domain name.
7. Under Product Information, scroll down to Control Panel, which will display cPanel to the right, and click on the Login button.
8. The cPanel Dashboard will now be displayed.
